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Hello and welcome! Enjoy your stay here!

Welcome I ran it just fine with AVG Internet Security (I am not recommending AVG though). I no longer use that anymore. It works just fine with my current AV, with exclusions added just in case So yes, it should run just fine with your AV or your internet security suite, and exclusions should be added to rule out any potential issues from happening. As a side note, please use the "ADD REPLY" button located at the bottom of the page when replying.

Happy Happy Birthday, Merijn!!! Hope it's a great one!

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Yes, really Do you really need to ask me where I got it from? :)

@Ron Woohoo I think I'll try that soon :) Thanks @sho-dan Nice

Hi Marv, You're welcome! If you just use the directions that I gave you for CCleaner, it will not touch your registry at all. Just do NOT use the registry portion of CCleaner at all (you have to click on a different button for that, by default its on the temp cleaner file screen), and you'll be fine. I am a little short on time at the moment so I'll answer what I can of your remaining questions later today, if someone doesn't beat me to it

I use a .bat file as of last year that runs the defrag that comes with Windows automatically.

Also to add onto what YoKenny1 said, Malwarebytes will NOT prompt you to buy it after download... it is completely free for download, scanning, and most importantly, REMOVAL. If you have downloaded a program claiming to be Malwarebytes asking you to purchase it after you've downloaded it... then it is NOT Malwarebytes.

You're welcome Marv I hope that Avira serves you well! I don't use it myself (if Kaspersky didn't exist I would be using Avira most likely) but I've had a few friends install it, and its installed on a Vista machine that I look after, and it works quite nicely on that computer and my friends computers. To clean up some disk space, I would run CCleaner as well as as ATF Cleaner (both are temp file cleaners): (Please read entirely prior to running the cleaners) Download CCleaner from here to clean temp files from your computer. Double click on the ccsetup file to start the installation of the program. Select your language and click OK, then click Next. Read the license agreement and click I Agree. Click Next to use the default install location. Click Install then click Finish to complete installation. Double click the CCleaner shortcut on the desktop to start the program. On the "Windows" tab, under "Internet Explorer," uncheck "Cookies" if you do not want them deleted. (If deleted, you will likely need to reenter your passwords at all sites where a cookie is used to recognize you when you visit). If you use either the Firefox or Mozilla browsers, the box to uncheck for "Cookies" is on the Applications tab, under Firefox/Mozilla. Click on the "Options" icon at the left side of the window, then click on "Advanced." deselect "Only delete files in Windows Temp folders older than 24 hours." Click on the "Cleaner" icon on the left side of the window, then click Run Cleaner to run the program. Caution: It is not recommended that you use the "Registry" feature unless you are very familiar with the registry as it has been known to find legitimate items for removal, which can cause issues with other programs. After CCleaner has completed its process, click Exit. Additionally, BEFORE running CCleaner for the first time, check the Windows portion (first tab) to uncheck anything you do not wish to have cleared. For example, you may not wish to have your Recycle Bin cleared, windows log file, chkdsk file fragments, etc... (in case you want to reference anything in the future, in that case you wouldn't want these items wiped). Then, click on the "Applications" tab and uncheck anything you may not want cleared there as well (for example, your AV). I accidentally cleared my AVG logs the first time I ran it, whups! Not all AV's will show up here, however, it does not hurt to check. I don't think that Avira does but make sure first if you don't want scan etc... records cleared. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please download ATF Cleaner by Atribune (just click the red link). Please see this link here on how to use it: http://www.atribune.org/index.php?option=c...5&Itemid=25 Again, if you don't wish to have your Recycle Bin emptied, make sure to uncheck that before you clear everything Also definitely look into what GT500 has said above

@mbam daz. Very true Ah, I see. They're beautiful machines and I would love the chance to ride in one someday or maybe even drive one... hehehe

Avira runs pretty light Marv1998, since you have such a low amount of RAM I'd try Avira first. MSE is pretty light too I think. From the Avira manual: Minimum of 192 MB of RAM on XP (found on page 8 of the below PDF file) http://www.free-av.de/documents/products/pdf/en/man_avira_antivir-personal_en.pdf From the MSE site: http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentia...amp;s=1#mainNavSo you could try MSE but it might not run well since your RAM is under the minimum for MSE

Yeah, I have to agree, language in this is not good... I find it offensive and definitely inappropriate for this forum...

I'm glad that it was a great day for you!

That's great news, mbam daz.

@IDKWatMyDisplayNameShoudBe SVChost should be there Great job! Everything looks fine As for UAC, please read this explanation from Exile360: (he explains it better than I can) http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?s...st&p=282194 http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?s...st&p=287129http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?s...st&p=282322 So in short, the prompt is supposed to be there, there's nothing you can do about it other than turning off UAC (which I strongly, STRONGLY advise against).

@IDKWatMyDisplayNameShoudBe See attached picture. Click underneath your screen name, click the arrow that shows up, and you'll see options.

Happy Happy Birthday!! Hope it's a great one

@mbam daz. C3 generation (1968-1982) is my favorite. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/ @remixed That is one smokin' hot car @sho-dan Is that what you have? They're kinda neat, hehe. Do they ride nice?

Hey there IDKWatMyDisplayNameShoudBe I only have the three in my screenshot added. That really should be sufficient for exclusions in Kaspersky for Mbam, but if you want to you can add the others that you listed Are you having any troubles updating Mbam since having Kaspersky installed?

I would get it checked anyway to make sure that everything is truly gone. That was some nasty malware.

Here you are! Just follow the red dots after clicking on "settings" [it's in the upper rightmost corner for me on the main interface] (made it easy for you ) I also made sure to show the full pathfile for you Let me know if you have any questions!

I believe that trusted applications should work just fine, I'll give you screen shot of what I have when I get home if that would be helpful (I have KAV, but it should be the same place).

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38642085/ns/business-careers/